Author: NASA Image of the Day

Astronaut Mike Foreman performed tasks on the exterior of the International Space Station during the second…

Astronaut Robert Satcher uses a digital still camera to expose take a self-portrait during the STS-129…

This view of the aft portion of the space shuttle Atlantis, including the three main engines,…

Backdropped by the blackness of space, a partial view of Space Shuttle Atlantis' payload bay, vertical…

NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite rocketed into Earth orbit on Nov. 18, 1989, and quickly…

Guests at NASA's Kennedy Space Center view the launch of space shuttle Atlantis in Cape Canaveral,…

NASA mission managers monitor the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis from Firing Room Four of…

Space shuttle Atlantis is seen on Launch Pad 39a of the NASA Kennedy Space Center shortly…

STS-129 crew members, from left, Robert Satcher, Mike Foreman, Randy Bresnik, Leland Melvin, Pilot Barry Wilmore…

A launch countdown sign is seen along the road at NASA's Kennedy Space Center earlier today,…